Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony honors those lost during WWII

World War II survivors and military officials from different agencies around Guam pose for a photo during the Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony in Mangilao, Guam on July 12, 2022. Guam was liberated on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar)

Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony honors those lost during WWII

Landon Meno, a summer intern for the Mangilao Mayor’s Office, gives a few opening remarks during the Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony in Mangilao, Guam on July 12, 2022. Guam was liberated on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar)

Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony honors those lost during WWII

Allan R.G. Ungacta, mayor of Mangilao, gives the welcoming remarks during the Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony in Mangilao, Guam on July 12, 2022. Guam was liberated on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar)

Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony honors those lost during WWII

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jessica Zamparini, commander of the 36th Force Support Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Terry Jackson, senior enlisted leader of 36 FSS, pose for a photo during the Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony in Mangilao, Guam on July 12, 2022. Zamparini and Jackson are attending the memorial ceremony as representatives of the Sister Village Sister Squadron program which pairs military units with local villages to foster and develop a program of mutual sharing and understanding between the people of Guam, military personnel and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar)

Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony honors those lost during WWII

World War II survivors pay their respects after laying a wreath during the Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony in Mangilao, Guam on July 12, 2022. Guam was liberated on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar)

Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony honors those lost during WWII

Joshua Tenorio, lieutenant governor of Guam, and military officials from different agencies around Guam, pay their respects after laying a wreath during the Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony in Mangilao, Guam on July 12, 2022. Guam was liberated on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar)

Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony honors those lost during WWII

World War II survivors place candles inside a lantern during the Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony in Mangilao, Guam on July 12, 2022. Guam was liberated on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar)

Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony honors those lost during WWII

Joshua Tenorio, lieutenant governor of Guam, gives his remarks during the Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony in Mangilao, Guam on July 12, 2022. Guam was liberated on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar)

Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony honors those lost during WWII

Published July 12, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar
36 Wing Public Affairs

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- World War II survivors and military officials from different agencies around Guam pose for a photo during the Hasso Mangilao Memorial ceremony in Mangilao, Guam on July 12, 2022. Guam was liberated on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar)